As soon as I saw this challenge pop up in my reader, I knew exactly which new dies to pull out. My first order to The Greetery was to purchase the "Succulent Dies" and the "Small Terrarium" die. Both were a gift from a friend for my birthday. I've had extra time in the craft room this week to play with new and unloved stamps and dies, so this was a perfect excuse to get out my ink blending tools and some Distress Inks.
We have a nice selection of succulents both inside and outside, but for my first attempt in coloring the succulents, I followed Betsy Veldman's lead in choosing colors. Each succulent has four parts that are ink blended separately before putting them together. Here's a closer look:
I die cut the terrarium from bronze metallic cardstock, and after attaching it to the succulents, "hung" it with some twine to the background which was embossed with Taylored Expressions "Subway Tile" embossing folder. It is the perfect backdrop for the terrarium.
The sentiments, tag, and banner are also from The Greetery: "Sentiment Suite: Birthday" and "Sentiment Suite Basics" die. It's not often that I have a lot of unaccounted-for time, but it's a great excuse to play with my crafty supplies and get a few cards made ahead for a change.